Symbiosis in Cernobbio
05/26/2013
In Amelia Island and Pebble Beach, it has long been customary to organize an auction around the Concours d'Elegance. In 2011 and now again in 2013, this is also organized in Cernobbio, where the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este takes place. And it seems that everyone benefits.
So while Ralph Lauren received the Coppa d'Oro for his Bugatti 57SC Atlantic from 1938 in the park of the Villa d'Este on Saturday afternoon and visitors admired the many beautiful classic cars, in the evening at RM Auctions, wealthy bidders auctioned off potential candidates for future Concorsi. And there were quite a few of them and they were obviously in demand.
For the Ferrari 340/375 MM from 1953, which took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans almost exactly 60 years ago (but did not win, as the Jaguar C-Type was unbeatable), the hammer only fell at 8.8 million euros after around 20 minutes of bidding.
Other possible Villa d'Este participants, such as the Ferrari 400 Superamerica, also clearly exceeded the million mark, and a Merdedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster was only just below it at 995,000 euros. And last year's Concorso participant, a Moretti 750 Gran Sport Berlinetta from 1953, also did remarkably well at 120,000 euros and will certainly be seen again soon at a beauty contest. But in Cernobbio, because a car can only appear once at the Villa d'Este.
Detailed reports on the Concorso d'Eleganza and the auction will follow shortly.
